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Below are checklists of Precipitation (rain and snow) gauges and precipitation-related categorizes on postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.). Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the items featured are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
For rainfall/precipitation contours/maps see the other weather maps section of the Weather Maps page.
| Launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers) (farther below) |
Other postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.) (immediately below) |
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| Precipitation (rain and snow) gauges | |
| Evaporation pans | |
| Water-depth gauges | Water-depth gauges |
| Snow-depth measurements | Snow-depth measurements |
| Precipitation amounts |
Below is a list of Precipitation (rain and snow) gauges and precipitation-related categorizes on postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Type of Precipitation Measurement |
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| Precipitation (rain and snow) gauges | ||||
| Afghanistan | 645 (Mi764) | 1963 | Rain gauge with Alter-type wind screen1 | |
| Afghanistan | 646 (Mi765) | |||
| Afghanistan | C46 (Mi770) | Imperforate | ||
| Afghanistan | C50 (Mi774A) iC50 (Mi774B) | Imperforate | ||
| Angola | 862 (Mi917) | 1993 | Tipping-bucket rain gauge | |
| Argentina | None | (Black printed) cachet on cover | 1970 | seal/walrus holding rain gauge (cachet design is a modified version of the cachets found in NZ cover 1961 and NZ cover 1978) |
| Belize | 972 (Mi1071) | 1991 | Rain gauge | |
| Canada | 481 (Mi422) | From MS50 (481a (50x 481)) | 1968 | Tipping-bucket rain gauge |
| Canada | 481 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (? cachet) | ||
| Canada | 481 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (? cachet) | ||
| Canada | 481 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (Rose Craft cachet) | ||
| Canada | 481 fdc4 | Stamp on FDC (Cole Cover cachet) | ||
| Canada | 481 fdc5 | Stamp on (airmail) FDC (red and blue rubber-stamp cachet) | ||
| Chad | 100 fdc (Mi115 fdc) | (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | 1964 | Tipping-bucket rain gauge |
| China (People's Republic) | 367-369 fdc (Mi395-397 fdc) | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC (China Philatelic Company cachet), also back | 1958 | Rain gauge with Alter-type wind screen1 |
| China (People's Republic) | 460 (Mi488) | 1959 | Rain gauge with Alter-type wind screen1 | |
| China (People's Republic) | 1387 (Mi1396) | 1978 | Rain gauge | |
| China (People's Republic) | 1384-1388 fdc | One of five stamps on FDC | ||
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 2003 | Rain gauge |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 2006 | Rain gauge |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 2007 | Several rain gauges |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Letter sheet back, also front | 2007 | Rain gauges |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 2009 | Rain gauges |
| China (Taiwan) | 3574k_2 label6 (Mi2986-2995 label6) | Labels from MS10 (3574k_2 (a-j + 7 labels)) | 2004 | Several rain gauges, including one larger gauge that may house a tipping bucket rain gauge, at Yu-Shan weather observatory (Taiwan) |
| China (Taiwan) | 3574k_2 label7 (Mi2986-2995 label6) | Rain gauges at Lan-Yu Island weather observatory (on a small island to the southeast of Taiwan) | ||
| Congo Republic | 111 fdc (Mi42 fdc) | (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | 1964 | Tipping-bucket rain gauge |
| Croatia | None | (?) cachet on WMD cover | 1992 | Rain gauge |
| Croatia | None | (Black printed) cachet on WMD cover | 2001 | Rain gauge |
| Cuba | 1591 (Mi1665) | 1971 | Rain gauge | |
| Cuba | 1589-1592 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Denmark | 489 fdc (Mi521 fdc) | (Frimaerke Nyt nr.169) cachet on FDC | 1972 | Funnel feeding into simple rain gauge |
| Falkland Islands Dependencies | 1L50 (Mi90) | 1980 | Rain gauge with wind screen1 | |
| Falkland Islands Dependencies | 1L50 reissue (Mi90 type2) | 1L50 reissued | 1985 | Rain gauge with wind screen1 |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | None | (Annotated) cachet on cover | 1986 | Rain/snow gauge |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | 257k (Mi410) | On stamp and in (right) margin of page from souvenir booklet of 28 (2x (257 (a-n))) with booklet front, also booklet back, also detail | 1999 | Rain gauge |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | None | Cachet (same design as 257k) on cover, also detail | 2000 | Rain gauge |
| Gabon | 170 fdc (Mi196 fdc) | (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | 1964 | Tipping-bucket rain gauge |
| Germany (East) | 1998 cover (Mi? cover) | (Black and red printed) cachet on cover | 1990 | Two rain gauges |
| Germany | None | (Pictorial) cancel | 2008 | Rain gauge |
| Greenland | 803 (Mi814) | 2019 | Snow gauge | |
| Greenland | 802-803 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC (Greenland Post cachet) | ||
| Jersey (Great Britain) | 294 (Mi287) | Two of booklet pane of 4 (294a (2x (293-294))) with English selvedge, or two of booklet pane of 4 (294a (2x (293-294))) with French selvedge, also booklet front | 1982 | Rain gauge |
| Jersey (Great Britain) | 294 fdc | Stamp on FDOI postcard, also back | ||
| Jersey (Great Britain) | 289-294 fdc | One of six stamps on FDC (JPO cachet) | ||
| Jersey (Great Britain) | 294a fdc | Booklet pane of 4 with French selvedge on FDC (Cotswold Covers cachet) | ||
| Jersey (Great Britain) | 290b+294b fdc | Two of four pairs (2x (290b+294b)) on FDC (PhilSwiss cachet) | ||
| Korea (South) | 321 (Mi321) | 1961 | Ancient rain gauge, Joseon dynasty | |
| Korea (South) | 321 essay | Adopted essay | ||
| Korea (South) | 321 fdc1 | Stamp and (green and orange printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Korea (South) | 321 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (green printed cachet, cancel with Seoul in English) | ||
| Korea (South) | 321 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (green printed cachet, cancel with Seoul in Korean) | ||
| Korea (South) | 321a (BL159) | Imperforate SS1 (321) | ||
| Korea (South) | 321a fdc | Imperforate SS1 and (green and orange printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Korea (South) | 858 (Mi865) | 1973 | Ancient rain gauge, Joseon dynasty | |
| Korea (South) | 858 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (green and black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Korea (South) | 858a (BL360) | MS2 (2x 858) | ||
| Korea (South) | 1457a fdc1 (Mi1447-1448 fdc) | (KPC) cachet on FDC (with black pictorial cancel only) | 1986 | Ancient rain gauge, Joseon dynasty |
| Korea (South) | 1457a fdc2 | (KPC) cachet on FDC (with black pictorial cancel and extra text-only cancel), also back | ||
| Korea (South) | 1457a fdc3 | (KPC) cachet on FDC (with blue pictorial cancel and extra text-only cancel (different)) | ||
| Korea (South) | 1459 (Mi1514) | One of pair (1459a (1458-1459)) (Mi1513-1514) | 1987 | Ancient rain gauge, Joseon dynasty |
| Korea (South) | 1459a fdc1 | Pair and (pictorial) cancel and (KPC) cachet on FDC | ||
| Korea (South) | 1459a fdc2 | Two of four stamps (from MS20) and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (blank/no cachet), also back | ||
| Korea (South) | 1459a folder | Folder | ||
| Korea (South) | 1675 bk (Mi? bk) | (Pictorial) cancel on booklet of 4 front | 1992 | Ancient rain gauge, Joseon dynasty |
| Korea (South) | 1675 fdc | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
| Korea (South) | 2142 fdc (Mi2398 fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | 2004 | Ancient rain gauge, Joseon dynasty |
| Korea (South) | 2591b (Mi3512) | One of block of 4 (2591 (a-d)) (Mi3511-3514), or five of MS20 (2591e (5x (2591 (a-d))) | 2021 | Ancient rain gauge, Joseon dynasty |
| Korea (South) | 2591a fdc | (Korea Post) cachet on FDC | ||
| Korea (South) | 2591b fdc1 | Stamp and (Korea Post) cachet on FDC | ||
| Korea (South) | 2591b fdc2 | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Korea (South) | 2591c fdc | (Korea Post) cachet on FDC | ||
| Korea (South) | 2591d fdc | (Korea Post) cachet on FDC | ||
| Malagasy Republic | 404 (Mi572) | 1967 | Rain gauge | |
| Malagasy Republic | 404 proof | Signed proof | ||
| Malagasy Republic | C116 (Mi696) | 1973 | Rain gauge | |
| Malagasy Republic | C116 fdc | Stamp and (orange and blue and black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Malagasy (DR) | 1062 (Mi1389) | 1992 | (artistic) precipitation gauges (at upper-left) | |
| Mozambique | 1103 (Mi1185) | 1989 | Rain gauge | |
| Mozambique | 1103-1106 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Namibia | 693 (Mi701) | 1991 | Rain gauge; "rain gauge(s)" and "rainfall [observing] stations" (in insert text) | |
| Namibia | 690-693 fdc1 | One of four stamps on FDC (Namibia PT cachet), also insert | ||
| Namibia | 690-693 fdc2 | One of four stamps on FDC (Namibia silk cachet) | ||
| New Caledonia | 322 fdc (Mi385 fdc) | (?) cachet on FDC | 1962 | Rain gauge |
| New Zealand | None | (Magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1961 | seal/walrus holding rain gauge (same design as NZ cover 1978; for another use see Argentina cover 1970) |
| New Zealand | None | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1978 | seal/walrus holding rain gauge (same design as NZ cover 1961; for another use see Argentina cover 1970) |
| Nigeria | 311 essay (Mi295 essay) | Essay | 1973 | Rain gauge |
| Norway | None | Postcard | 200x | Rain/snow gauge |
| Philippines | 922 (Mi771) | 1965 | Rain gauge | |
| Philippines | 922 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (multi-color printed)) | ||
| Philippines | 922 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (cyan and yellow and black printed cachet) | ||
| Philippines | 923 (Mi772) | |||
| Philippines | 923 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Philippines | 924 (Mi773) | |||
| Philippines | 924 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Philippines | 922-924 fdc1 | Three stamps on FDC (yellow and blue printed cachet) | ||
| Philippines | 922-924 fdc2 | Three stamps on FDC (yellow and blue printed cachet, different) | ||
| Philippines | 922-924 fdc3 | Three stamps on FDC (black printed cachet) | ||
| Philippines | 922-924 fdc4 | Three stamps on FDC (red-brown and black printed cachet) | ||
| Philippines | 1069 (Mi935) | 922 overprinted | 1970 | Rain gauge |
| Romania | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1984 | Rain gauge |
| Romania | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope (different) | 1984 | Rain gauge(s) |
| Romania | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope (different) | 1984 | Rain gauge (upside-down reflection in sunshine recorder / heliograph) |
| Romania | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope (different) | 1984 | Rain gauges |
| Romania | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1994 | Rain gauge |
| Romania | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope (different) | 1994 | Rain gauge |
| Russia (USSR) | 2495 (Mi2500) | 1961 | Rain gauge | |
| Russia (USSR) | 3860 cover (Mi3891 cover) | (Red and blue and black printed) cachet on cover | 1971 | Alter-type wind screen1 |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-colr printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1976 | Three rain gauges, one with Alter-type wind screen1 |
| Slovenia | 425 fdc (Mi312 fdc) | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC | 2000 | Rain gauge |
| Sri Lanka | 1234 (Mi1187) | 1998 | Rain gauge | |
| Sri Lanka | 1234 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| United States | None | Postcard | ~1920 | Rain gauge |
| Uganda | 1195 (Mi1327) | 1994 | Rain gauge | |
| Upper Volta | 130 (Mi145) i130 | Imperforate | 1964 | Tipping-bucket rain gauge |
| Upper Volta | 130 proof1 | Signed proof | ||
| Upper Volta | 130 proof2 | Proof (green) | ||
| Upper Volta | 130 fdc1 | Stamp and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Upper Volta | 130 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (Éditions So.Ge.Im. cachet) | ||
| Upper Volta | 130 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet) | ||
| Vanuatu | 565 (Mi889) | 1992 | Rain gauge | |
| Vanuatu | 565-568 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Vanuatu | 565-568 folder | Folder inside (pages 1-2), also front | ||
| Vietnam (South) | 235-238 fdc (Mi312-315 fdc) | (Brown and yellow printed) cachet on FDC | 1964 | Rain gauges |
| Evaporation pans | ||||
| Belize | 972 (Mi1071) | 1991 | Evaporation pan | |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 2003 | Evaporation pan |
| Namibia | 691 (Mi699) | 1991 | Evaporation pan (upside-down reflection in sunshine recorder / heliograph) | |
| Namibia | 690-693 fdc1 | One of four stamps on FDC (Namibia PT cachet), also insert | ||
| Namibia | 690-693 fdc2 | One of four stamps on FDC (Namibia silk cachet) | ||
| Romania | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1984 | Evaporation pan |
| Romania | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope (different) | 1984 | Evapotranspiration studies site |
| Uganda | 1195 (Mi1327) | 1994 | Evaporation pan | |
| Vietnam (South) | 235-238 fdc (Mi312-315 fdc) | (Brown and yellow printed) cachet on FDC | 1964 | Evaporation pan |
| Water-depth gauges | ||||
| Albania | 954 (Mi1080) | 1966 | Water-depth gauge (dm) | |
| Albania | 1209 (Mi1337) | 1969 | Water-depth gauge (dm) | |
| Albania | 1208-1210 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Angola | 1621+selvedge (Mi2118+selvedge) | One of MS10 (1621a (10x 1621)) | 2019 | Water-depth gauges (cm) |
| Bulgaria | None | (Pictorial) cancel on (un-canceled) postal card | 2020 | Water-depth gauge (no units) |
| France | 3786 (Mi4826_I) | From booklet pane of 12 (3793a (3782-3793)) (Mi4824_I-4835_I) | 2010 | "inondation" (flood) to 5 m level on water-depth gauge |
| France | 3786 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Hungary | B252 fdc (Mi2151 fdc) | (Cyan printed) cachet on FDC | 1965 | Water-depth gauge (cm) |
| Hungary | B253 (BL49) | In (left) margin of SS1 | Four water-depth gauges (cm) | |
| Hungary | B253 fdc | SS1 and (blue printed) cachet on FDC | Water-depth gauges (cm) | |
| Malagasy Republic | 404 (Mi572) | 1967 | Water-depth gauge (dm) | |
| Malagasy Republic | 404 proof | Signed proof | ||
| Netherlands | 677 (Mi1286) | 1986 | Land elevation gauge (dm) (on land that might otherwise be under water) | |
| Netherlands | 999 fdc1 (Mi1661 fdc1) | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 1998 | A scale (something like a water-depth gauge, but with both positive and negative values) and/or graphics that show various Dutch land level differences from the Normal Amsterdam Level of water (Normaal Amsterdams Peil or "N.A.P."); areas with negative values (i.e. below the NAP) would be flooded without the Dutch system of dikes |
| Netherlands | 999 fdc2 (Mi1661 fdc2) | (Pictorial) cancel (different) and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on FDC, also back | ||
| Netherlands | 999-1000 bk front | Booklet front | ||
| Nigeria | 207 (Mi201) | 1967 | Levelling a (water-depth) gauge | |
| Nigeria | 208 (Mi202) | High water-depth record years | ||
| Poland | 2977 (Mi3276) | 1990 | Water-depth gauge (dm) | |
| Poland | 2976-2977 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Slovenia | RA30b (Mi?) | One of pair (RA30 (a-b)) | 2005 | Water-depth gauge (dm) |
| Vietnam | 2339 (Mi2414) i2339 | Imperforate | 1992 | Water-depth gauge (dm) |
| Vietnam | 2338-2339 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Snow-depth measurements | ||||
| Australian Antarctic Territory | L12 (Mi12) | 1966 | Measuring snow strata | |
| Australian Antarctic Territory | L12+L14 cover (Mi12+14 cover) | One of two different stamps on cover | 1979 | Measuring snow strata |
| Germany | 2090 card (Mi2127 card) | (Deutsche Post) FDC art card back, and front | 2000 | "On 2 April 1944, a snow depth of 8.30 m was measured on the Zugspitze" (in German text) |
| Romania | None | Postal card | 1998 | Measuring snow depth |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1981 | Snow-depth gauge with Alter-type wind screen1 |
| Precipitation amounts | ||||
| Argentina | 2447 (Mi3144-3154) | In (lower) margin of MS11 (a-k); (the MS11 is found in this booklet and this folder) | 2007 | Average annual precipitation amounts ("Río Gallegos - 270 mm", "Esquel - 605 mm", "Bariloche - 847 mm", "Malargüe - 310 mm", "La Quiaca - 330 mm", "San Juan - 85 mm") |
| Argentina | 2447a+e fdc | In (lower) margin of partial MS11 on FDC | ||
| Argentina | 2447b+i-k fdc | In (lower) margin of partial MS11 on FDC | ||
| Argentina | 2447c-d fdc | In (lower) margin of partial MS11 on FDC | ||
| Argentina | 2447f-h fdc | In (lower) margin of partial MS11 on FDC | ||
| Tuvalu | 810 (BL70) | In (lower) margin of MS6 (810 (a-f)) | 1999 | Average annual rainfall "300 mm" |
| United States | 4066 (Mi4111) 4066_back | One of MS40 (4072a (4033-4072)) (Mi4078-4117), also back | 2006 | Rainiest spot in the US: Mt. Wai'ale'ale, Kaua'i HI, "400 inches"/year (10,000 mm/year) |
| United States | 4066 fdc1 | Stamp and (PCS) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 4066 fdc2 | Stamp and (Mystic Stamp Company) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
| United States | 4066 fdc3 | Stamp and (PCS golden-replica) cachet on FDC, also insert | ||
| United States | 4066 fdc4 | Stamp on FDC (Fleetwood cachet), also back | ||
| United States | SP1611 | (USPS) souvenir page (4033-4072), also back | ||
| United States | CP763 page1 | (USPS no.766) commemorative panel (4033-4072), also page2 | ||
1Rain and snow-depth gauge wind screens are also known as wind shields.
Below is a list of Precipitation (rain and snow) gauges and precipitation-related categorizes on satellite launch covers.
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
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| Water-depth gauges | ||||
| United States | 1983-04-28 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on GOES-6 launch cover | "river levels" (implying water-depth gauges) |
| Snow-depth measurements | ||||
| United States | 1983-04-28 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on GOES-6 launch cover | "snow depths" |
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